WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inviting public input today on the Department of Commerce’s Petition for Rulemaking regarding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act:
“It is good to see Chairman Pai heeding the concerns President Trump and some of us in Congress expressed about online censorship. All interested citizens should use this opportunity to make their voices heard, and I look forward to seeing what reforms this process yields.”
Senator Cramer with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) wrote to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai regarding this issue after President Trump signed an executive order on preventing online censorship.
Chairman Pai made the announcement today.
“Today, the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will invite public input on the Petition for Rulemaking recently filed by the Department of Commerce regarding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996,” said Chairman Pai. “Longstanding rules require the agency to put such petitions out for public comment ‘promptly,’ and we will follow that requirement here. I strongly disagree with those who demand that we ignore the law and deny the public and all stakeholders the opportunity to weigh in on this important issue. We should welcome vigorous debate—not foreclose it. The American people deserve to have a say, and we will give them that chance. Their feedback over the next 45 days will help us as we carefully review this petition.”